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Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Maison Guinon Versailles

I've thrown down the gauntlet to the almighty peony and shall not give up till I've won the joust with watercolor as my weapon.

Back to Versailles. The purpose of my afternoon trip was to explore the patisseries and the Notre-Dame marché. Maison Guinon was first on the list simply because it was closest - 60, rue de Paroisse, the main shopping street in Versailles
that leads right up to the gardens.

There's a grandiosity to the shops and products in Versailles, as if at any moment they might get a rush take-out order to send up to the palais. Look! Another prettyciel bleu. These heavenly painted ceilings seem to be reserved for patisseries and salon de the. So far I haven't seen them elsewhere..? Have you?

Very grande gateaux wouldn't you say?

One of the house specialties - le Courchevel. Vanilla cream-filled with crushed rasbperries and a crepe drapped on top.

14 comments:

Your peony is perfect ..peonies.. and the box too:)I have seen painted ceilings..in Rome:)

And a home near here..I am sorry to be honest and say it did not go well..blue w/ white cherubs..The harp ..always look up..look down..to the right and to the left.I love seeing things through windows.

While you are arming yourself for battle, perhaps you could take up the trusty fork and cut into one of those courchevel...I am most curious about how it gets that crisp rectangular shape with the soft ingredients. (Merci for the description!)

Your gorgeous peony painting started today's post off in the most wonderful way(!) only to be followed by glorious shops and pastries to steal our imaginations!My gosh, how could it possibly get any better?(only,perhaps, by the rose a the end!)Thanks,Carol! Your blog always makes our day!

You need to go darker underneath the flower to make those delicate pinks spring to the fore. And then more mediums in the glass to establish the beautiful placement of those raspberries. Then get that space ship of a yellow box down on the ground, you could probably do it by just giving that shadow a bath. But as always a lovely post.Ella

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l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it, now tripping over cobblestones, living in a 6th-floor garret on l'Ile Saint-Louis, Paris. Read Parisbreakfast with a hot chocolate and croissant.
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